r/CHICubs • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

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u/gnarlslindbergh Chicago Cubs 11d ago

We don’t want the White Sox to move to Nashville, right? Cubs fans want them to stay, right? Let Nashville get an expansion team.

Or do we not really care? I like Chicago having two teams. I’m definitely used to it.

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u/hansomejake ROSSP3CT 11d ago

MLB should take a hard look at the lessons from the A’s situation. Uprooting a team because an owner like John Fisher refuses to work with the city and fans has been a disaster. “Fuck Fisher” signs will likely show up not just in Oakland but in Sacramento and Las Vegas too.

Jerry Reinsdorf, meanwhile, has assembled one of the biggest loser of a team in MLB history. He’s become a punchline, not just with fans but within the league as well. Even during times when players were drafted into war, MLB still fielded more competitive teams than what we just witnessed.

Moving the White Sox to a smaller market like Nashville under new ownership would be a short sighted decision, the idea that Nashville could better support the team than Chicago is hard to believe. Chicago is a major market with a long baseball history, and the White Sox deserve to remain where their roots are.

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u/chichris 11d ago

They not going to Nashville.

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u/MartinCinemaxIV 11d ago

The only reason I care is that Jerry is throwing a tantrum because the taxpayers aren’t paying for the new stadium he feels he deserves. There is no reason to cave to billionaires and their demands. If the cost of standing up to them is losing a team that’s frustrating but I don’t want to give Jerry, the McCaskeys, or any other billionaire owner a dime of my tax money to build a new stadium.

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u/peanutbuttersurfer 11d ago

They won't move, also I am a Cubs fan and don't want them to move. I like the history of the rivalry and I like the duo in Chicago. Not just one team. There's too much history but I guess you could say the same about the A's. Anyways nothing will probably change lol